Crime & City Diary
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Ponzi scheme: CBEX promoter Adefowora Abiodun voluntarily surrenders to EFCC
A promoter of the cryptocurrency trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), Adefowora Abiodun, has voluntarily surrendered to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC had declared Abiodun and five others wanted over allegations of involvement in a $1 billion fraudulent investment scheme. Abiodun turned himself in at the EFCC headquarters, at around 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The suspect,…
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EFCC arrests socialite E-Money over alleged currency abuse
By Tosin Brown Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested prominent Lagos socialite, Emeka Okonkwo Daniel, popularly known as E-Money, over alleged abuse of the Nigerian currency. E-Money was reportedly picked up on the night of Monday, April 28, at his residence in the Omole area of Lagos. It was gathered on Tuesday that the socialite…
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Police nab kidnappers, gun runners, recover arms across northern states
The Nigeria Police Force has recorded major breakthroughs in its fight against violent crimes with the arrest of several suspected kidnappers and arms traffickers, and the recovery of weapons across parts of the North. According to a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on April 29, 2025, the operations were carried out by operatives of…
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EFCC arrests Aisha Achimugu over alleged money laundering
By Kunle Sanni The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arrested Nigerian businesswoman Aisha Achimugu at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja following her return from London. Achimugu, who was declared wanted by the anti-graft agency in March over allegations of criminal conspiracy and money laundering, was taken into custody around 5 a.m., according to a report…
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Court sentences husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi to death by hanging
Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. Justice Nwosu-Iheme found him guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased on April 8, 2022. The judge sentenced Nwachukwu to death while sentencing him after…
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Waste Management: Abule Taylor residents raise alarm over prolonged absence of PSP
Residents of the Abule Taylor area of Ifako-Ijaiye local government in Lagos State have raised the alarm over a mounting waste management crisis, following the prolonged absence of Private Sector Participants (PSP) responsible for refuse evacuation. In a series of interviews conducted on Obabunmi Thomas Street, Dada Olowu Street, Abiodun Aina Street, and other parts of the community, residents lamented…
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Police raid human trafficking ring in Oyo, rescue 84 Congolese nationals
By Adejayan Gbenga Gsong The Oyo State Police Command has uncovered a human trafficking ring operating in Ibadan, the state capital. During the operation, officers rescued 84 individuals who were reportedly being held captive in a residential building in the Orogun area. Preliminary investigations revealed that the victims, believed to be nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were lured…
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NDLEA raids Lagos hotel, recovers N1.042bn illicit drug consignments
An 80-room new hotel in Victoria Island Lagos allegedly used as cover for distributing illicit substances has been raided by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) who after hours of combing the rooms recovered 589 bags of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis with a total weight of 417.3 kilograms worth One Billion Forty-Two Million Five…
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Police rescue 10 kidnap victims, recover arms in Katsina, Taraba, Anambra
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has recorded a series of successes in its ongoing efforts to strengthen internal security across the country, rescuing kidnap victims, arresting notorious criminals, and recovering illegal firearms in multiple operations. In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday, the police disclosed that its operatives, on April 19, 2025,…
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Oke-Ero LG Head of Legal Department, DPM kidnapped by unknown individuals
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Head of Legal Department, Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State, Barrister Elizabeth Arinde, has reportedly been kidnapped. Arinde was kidnapped alongside the Director of Personnel Management (DPM) of the local government area on Friday while returning to Ilorin from Oke-Ero. This was contained in a terse message issued by the Chairman of the Nigerian…
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